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Thunder split the air as Corik cast a last ditch heal on Bris , Bris then swung savagely his blade biting deep in the Ternantikus, then a green wisps started to form around him . His eyes take on a strange green glint .

The Pcs attack and finally he is slain , the rest of the giants have already ran. Teraltikus raises up like a puppet and tells the PCs , an army is coming to wipe the humans out of Varisia , with no help from the major cities , the varisian coast .

With sand point on fire , the creature controlling Terantikus summons a tidal wave that smashes into the town causing further devastation. The with the power of Saranrae , he is struck down by Bris.

Most of the town escape , and a tribe of barbarians break the goblins , they do this as they have civilised kin in sandpoint .

Mayor Deverin Beseeches you all to help the varisian coast and kill this Mokmurian, it amazes you the resolve of these people as they go about rebuilding sandpoint .

With that you leave following the giants who are carrying the stones back to Mokmurian

You find a a group of giants attacking a small hamlet and help , these giants are also covered in lots of tatooes and this green fungus .

Finally working out the waters of lamashtu destroy this fungus , the find themselves in the small town of Rodericks Cove , a place where the more scared merchants go , because they find it hard to deal in riddleport.

Its the same here , Trying to contact Cage Blunnde he is captured by something or someone they find out that the local Pathfinder Captain Korth Wester has also disappeared .

The Cult of nameless god is rife even in rodericks cove, no ships move, no trade on the docks , people seem only to line the street for the priests who are drow and lizard folk, the inns and gambling dens are full of patrons using this gold, the fungus is rife here.

They question a few priests , but finally decide to nose about , even with the immenent threat of giants , and make their way to the main temple and question the main priestess of the temple.

Epic is the only way to describe tonight,three battles going on simultaneously the destiny of all held in each fight.firstly bris and corric materialize on the back of the Dragon,with a yell corric losses his footing and falls head first towards the ground,with only moments to go towards death he pulls out his wand and casts featherfall,floating gently towards the ground.Bris is all alone battling the Dragon as it kicked and bucked like a rodeo horse trying to dismount its rider.
Meanwhile back at the bat cave…..I mean meanwhile back at sandpoint Dergen is bravely standing against two giants and three diseased bears.Shelelou appears at his side along with a couple of towns folk in the geise of a mage and rogue.An almighty battle ensues.
At the lighthouse Corric has rounded up some local militia,he spies Teranticus with some spiders and giants”For Sandpoint”goes the cry and battle ensues.
Bris manages to keep his footing and begins to methodically dismember the Dragon scale by scale.Spell after spell is thrown at Bris and all are shrugged aside.A look of fear crosses the dragons face as it realizes it has bitten off more than it can chew,perhaps a deal can be made.
Dergen is fighting heroically. Looking decidedly worse for wear he,Shelelou and the others are gaining the upper hand.Two bears and a giant fall,the battle is swaying in their favour.
Attack,goes the cry and Corric and the guardsmen wade in,a spider quickly falls and is ripped to shreds by the angry townsfolk.Corric casts a spell and the other spider and giant scream in rage as their sight is taken from them “so shall all the evil of this world be struck blind by Sarenrays light”
A dragons scream splits the air,Brisis sword digs deep.”Please spare me” the words enter Brisis mind “and I will do as you wish”pleads the Dragon.”take me to the lighthouse,depart and never trouble these lands again”demand’s Bris.”it shall be so”says the Dragon in answer.
Another bear falls and Dergen staggers under the strain,the filthy miasma of the bears is draining his strength.With almost his last breath Dergen calls forth his inner fortitude,the last bear falls.A look of resignation crosses his face”it will be all over soon” he thinks.
Coric casts a spell and three archon hounds appear,howling their fury they attack Teranticus.A giant swings wildly and a guard dies.With renewed fury the captain’s force they attack a spider goes down and is ripped to shreds by the guardsmen.Blindly the other giant tries to fend of the attacks but more and more get through.Finally the last giant falls Teranticus is all that remains.
SO
Approaching the lighthouse Bris spots Teranticus “there” he tells the Dragon”drop me there”the Dragon complies and with an almighty strike he rips into Teranticus´s back.With a yell of blind rage Teranticus turns and savagely counter attacks Bris ripping into him with his cruel pick axes .
With an almighty scream Shelelou peppers the last giant with arrows and glassy eyed it falls.Dergen looks over almost falling to his knees in exhaustion”thanks” he says.Turning round he sees the town is ablaze and battles are engaged all over.
Seeing Bris at deaths door Coric charges in just as Teranticus is about to strike.Corics heal spell goes off and the fire comes back to Brisis eyes.Teranticus’ s blows digs deep and Coric is severely wounded.The battle is far from over and our hero’s are severely depleted……….

The fight was indeed epic , dragons , giants , the defense of a town at the centre of something ?

I wont go into detail as that was well done by pathfinder brother Corik , but with a handfull of giants left and Terantikus surrounded , the fight seems won, but for some reason terantikus seems unmoved , unwavering , he seems intent now on killing everyone , his eyes burn with a green fire !!!

Ok we will say PCs are level 11 , ill take the pathfinder level off as its not really fitting in, so you are all level 12 and adjust the XP

The town wakes up with one hell of a hangover , they decide on decisive action, let goto Thistletop and catch us a giant !!!!

The nettle wood has changed , horrible spores of living fungus covered the black and gnarled trees , no creature lives within , no birds or even insects , the sense of evil is very overpowering, moving through they see a huge wooden den , akin to a a beaver damn , the gutteral snores of something inside .

Approaching they see a huge mound of skulls and bones at the entrance and something big coming out of the dark, the fight ensues and the reward for beating it , is a dragons horde !!

FIRST DRAGON KILL !!!!

The injured giant squints, frowns, and then chuckles to itself. ” Defeated by nosy little humans,” it says. ” Never thought this would happen to the Plateau People. Well, I can tell you this: My lord is mighty Mokmurian, one of the dark giants of old come again. His magic, the things he has made … He has convinced the tribes that they will rule all the lowlands again, down to the sea. He has mastered the ancient arts. ” He will certainly kill you all, run rough over your tiny homes with the army he has called. The fortunate few will become his slaves. You beat us today, but you won’t beat us when there are a hundred or a thousand of the Plateau People ;narching together. Lord Mokmurian will make it happen.

“Teraktinus-he was the leader of our scouting party. He convinced us that you’d be easy pickings and we’d all get rich. He obviously underestimated you, and he paid for his mistake.He is after a piece of your lighthouse , i know not why human ! I’ve no interest in paying for that mistake as well-grant me safe passage out of your lands, and I’ll tell you everything you wish to know.”

W H O IS M O K M U R IAN?

I already told you-he’s our lord and leader. He promised us glory and riches , and although our raid on your town didn’t go so well, that’s because Teraktinus was a fool. When Lord Mokmurian marches down from the Storval Plateau, he will take from you everything.”

W H AT IS M O K M U R IA N ?

“I have only heard him speak from afar, and have only heard from others ofthe power ofhis magic. He is the rarest of us all, a child oft he stones who has mastered the magic of the Ancient Lords. They say he can turn the living into immobile stone and can turn his own flesh into granite armor. I’ve even heard he can cause the very stones of the world to quicken and pull those who stand atop them into a tomb below the earth. And I’m sure he can do much more than that.”

WHO ARE THESE ANCIENT LORDS?

“They are gone now, but our elders tell us they once ruled over our ancestors , enslaved them, forced them to build the monuments that grace Varisia even today. Many of my brothers believe that Mokmurian is one of these Ancient Lords risen from the past to rebuild his empire.”

HOW MANY G IANTS D O E S M O K M U R IAN COMMAND?

“He has at least seven tribes of under his command, with each tribe numbering in the dozens. The number of lesser kin he’s conscripted-ogres, hill giants, ettins, trolls-is not insignificant. He also enj oys the support of several lamias-degenerate followers ofthe Mother ofMonsters.”

WHEN IS HE G O I N G TO ATTACK VAR I SIA?

“I am not sure. He sent several scouting parties , of which my band was but one, into these lowlands to gather intelligence. He does this to prepare for his coming attack. His fury will come soon. Perhaps even by month’s end.”

WHERE IS HE BASED?

“Mokmurian has claimed a place taboo to my people: the Valley of the Black Tower in the Iron Peaks. He calls his fortres s Jorgenfist, after the name of the fortres s that guards the entrance to the afterlife. O􀂇r elders found the name blasphemous , but Mokmurian is powerful enough not to fear blasphemy.”

WHERE IS JORGENF IST?

“Jorgenfist lies within the Valley of the Black Tower in the Iron Peaks. It overlooks the waters oft he Muschkal River, but can also be approached by heading east from the Storval Stairs . Lord Mokmurian himself dwells deep below Jorgenfist-in hidden places he does not allow us to visit.”

WHY WAS YOUR LEAD ER TRY I N G TO STEAL A P I E C E OF THE OLD LIG HT?

“I can’t say. He mentioned having a special mission from Lord Mokmurian, but didn’t tell me what it was . Didn’t tell any of us. My people’s elders have ways of prying secrets from the stones-perhaps that stone knew something that Lord Mokmurian needed to learn?”

With that , true to their word they let the giant free , with a powerfull spell , Corik turns the group into a mist that speeds them to sandpoint , arriving they see the town on fire people defending their homes , Durgen and Shallelu join the battle at the gates , while bris and corik land on the dragons back circling high above sandpoint !!! As they land it turns and smiles , the way only dragons can smile !!!